Just make sure that whatever you are watching has the original audio and soundtrack.Think I'm going to do a rewatch of that and also watch, for the first time ever, the 0079 movies.
Just make sure that whatever you are watching has the original audio and soundtrack.Think I'm going to do a rewatch of that and also watch, for the first time ever, the 0079 movies.
I... don't hate the look of these, actually...New Gundam Action figure line. SImiliar to RD, but not RD
https://www.tamashiinations.com/gundam_universe/
I suspect the quality will be similar to the Uprising Robot Spirits, which were pretty decent. They're addressing Western market concerns that robot spirits often are too small and too expensive.
but Gundams from series that were never broadcast on television, such as Gundam 00
One thing kinda jumped at me about that article.
I guess most people either didn't know or forgot that 00 aired on the Syfy channel? Then again that may have just been in the US.
Anyway, the line doesn't look bad. It'd be nice if it gets mass distribution at retail, if retailers aren't worried about another G Gundam oversaturation incident.
I remember the last figures I bought at retail in the US back then were some SEED figures at Rite-Aid, of all places.
I remember getting a Strike Gundam with the Sky Grasper at Fred Meyer 15 years ago. So much cheaper than the same MSiA from Japan.
...Have I been saying Gundam wrong all these years. Thought it was gundam and not gunDAMNNew Gundam Action figure line. SImiliar to RD, but not RD
https://www.tamashiinations.com/gundam_universe/
That was the box that had the Aile Striker too, right? I had that as well.
We got Launcher Strike but we never got Sword iirc. I ended up importing the MSiA Strike Rouge just for the Sword Striker.
Just noticed the Barbatos figure, I can't unsee those huge-ass shoulders now.
And sad, looks like Wing doesn't transform.
The version 2 figure that came out way back could, and it was cheaper than $25 (I think?). But I guess that was back then and this is now.
It's pretty closely tied. It's not super essential to do a rewatch, though. Most of that is recapped in the movie.How heavily tied to Unicorn is it? I've seen it but not for a few years now. Is it worth rewatching beforehand?
How heavily tied to Unicorn is it? I've seen it but not for a few years now. Is it worth rewatching beforehand?
I thought the exact opposite. Only the Phenex itself was well done, IMO, with heavy help from CGI. Maybe because it was blown up on the big screen, but I thought the animation was terrible. It reminded me of a glorified Flash/webtoon. The Jegans were indiscernible. It took me several seconds to realize that the main EFSF team were piloting Jestas. Those stupid monoeye night vision goggles didn't help. The main way I recognized the Silver Bullet was from its friggin thigh and leg armor, it was so poorly drawn (how the hell did he get that, anyways). Katoki's most memorable feature on the Gundam Narrative itself were the skeletonized shoulder joints during the armor repair scenes. The full suit itself never got a glamour panning shot, IIRC. The design is as forgettable as most MSVs and video game originals, like Gundam Pixy, Pale Rider, and the G-line.NT was interesting. I think it was the first time they earnestly tried to explain the newtype phenomenon and powers as more than just space magic (even though it basically is, but that's the crux of sci-fi anyway). I liked it. And as expected it looks incredible
It's pretty well-tied in, I thought, but I don't think you need to rewatch the anime. There were plenty of references to the 0079 anime, Zeta Gundam, and Char's Counterattack, as well.How heavily tied to Unicorn is it? I've seen it but not for a few years now. Is it worth rewatching beforehand?
I'm willing to wager that duckroll's Eva-comparison diss was due to the fact that the word "singularity" is said three times in a fifteen second span in the dubbed version.
Ohhh, yeah, that I definitely agree with. I remember when I saw her and thought "Is that the same Martha from Unicorn?! Where are all her wrinkles and details?!". Yeah, the humans were definitely off model a bunch of times, but I more meant that they've established a good modernized look for the series and, you might disagree, but between this and Unicorn especially they've balanced cell animation and CG for the mechanical elements better than any other series out there in recent memoryCompare how Martha Vist looked like between the anime and this movie.
Sometimes the new type shit ruin the franchise for me. I was okay with the precog, sensing other new types, and heck even mind crush Kamille gets, but the other stuff like asteroid moving and fireballs, ugh.
All the newtype magic and such explained in NT was pretty much always known really. I mean they just kinda just kept doing this stuff and OMG mystical, but they are just pretty much outright addressing it. The movie even has a line about how people just dismiss the newtype magic as miracles and move on. You keep doing it over and over, it's not a miracle, it's a thing that actually happens and was never really addressed outside of plot convenience. Stuff like a newtype afterlife.. I mean yea? We constantly had the dead newtypes involved in some manner with their magical force ghost guidance and powers.
End spoilers: Also fridging the only two female protagonists for Jona's development is pretty weak. Once you realize they're trying to sell you on the idea that Newtype ghosts are a sort of Nirvanna for Newtyes it does make clear that the whole movie was actually about Michelle's journey there. But it still comes across as motivation for Jona to find his own 'narrative' (heh)
The newtype stuff was fine when it was just something that would happen for plot convenience. When they literally are using powers at will like Jedi and the mecha battles all go DBZ, they are going the wrong direction
Did your screening not have the part beforehand where one of the Production crew flat out said newtype abilities were like the force, but more steeped in Eastern religious principles?
I haven't seen the movie yet but was this said before or after unicorn?Did your screening not have the part beforehand where one of the Production crew flat out said newtype abilities were like the force, but more steeped in Eastern religious principles?
Think of Newtypes like the Topless from Diebuster and it makes sense lol.Yea, but mean this is a direction I rather not they go to far into, with newtype pilots just slinging magic newtype fireballs and waves at each other. They keep pushing more and more crazy newtype power and attacks going on, with NT literally having them tossing blasts at each other. It's moving from plot device to them bringing the newtype magic to the forefront a bit too much.
Before NT. They had a 10ish minute thing where they went through a pseudo history of UC and also featured some of the production staff and english VA staff. It was mostly stuff any Gundam fan watching this would know (or they're in for an incredibly confusing experience), but cool nonethelessI haven't seen the movie yet but was this said before or after unicorn?
This is set after Unicorn.I haven't seen the movie yet but was this said before or after unicorn?
Also: Saw Gundam NT last night. Thought it was okay, then thought about how many actual stand alone Gundam movies there are (Counting NT there's really just three total right? NT, CA, and F91) and realized for a stand alone film it's actually amazingly coherent. Love all the Mech action, but I have to echo that the character art flipped from great to okay to meh at any given time. I hope it's touched up for the BluRay.
I don't always pay attention to the behind the scene stuff. Not even for Star Wars and I think I am bigger fan of Star Wars then I am of Gundam. Guess I'm a fake fan thenBefore NT. They had a 10ish minute thing where they went through a pseudo history of UC and also featured some of the production staff and english VA staff. It was mostly stuff any Gundam fan watching this would know (or they're in for an incredibly confusing experience), but cool nonetheless
Nice job removing my spoilers to help folks who hadn't seen it yet remain spoiler free.You say that as if the series isn't filled with fridging of both genders. EVERY UC series has important characters dying to motivate the main character. Hell, you could say everything post CCA was caused by the fridging of Amuro and Char